The immediate results of surgical treatment of gastric cancer complicated by anemia in 137 patients are presented. Resectability rate was 66.4%, total postoperative lethality--4.4%, incidence of postoperative complications--21.9%. In the process of preoperative preparation, correction of anemia was performed in 35% of the patients. At the postoperative period, severity degree of anemia had no influence on the incidence of postoperative complications provided that the reliable methods for creation of esophago-intestinal and gastrointestinal anastomoses were used.